Gov’t Announces Eviction Alert For Residents Around Kiambere Dam
The Ministry of Interior issued a notification on Friday, May 16, asking residents residing in four locations downstream of the Kiambere dam to evacuate due to dam overflow.
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo issued an advisory urging residents of Garissa, Hola, Garsen, and the lower Tana River valley to seek higher land in the face of the dam’s oncoming hazard.
The authorities cautioned that severe rainfall in the Mt. Kenya and Aberdare basin could cause impending floods, harming the most vulnerable communities.
“Under the prevailing circumstances, we hereby issue an immediate voluntary evacuation directive to all communities living downstream of the multipurpose reservoir,” stated PS Omollo.
“Residents living downstream and those within the proximity of the spillway zones, particularly those in Garissa and Tana River counties, are at greater risk,” he added.
“We urge these communities to move to higher ground without delay.”
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The Kenya Meteorological Department issued a recent weather forecast that warned of probable flooding.
However, it stated that it was monitoring inflow patterns and reservoir levels at the Kiambere, Masinga, Kamburu, Gitaru, and Kindaruma dams.
The Interior PS stated that emergency measures were being followed, with personnel from the private sector, the National Disaster Operations Centre and local Disaster Response Committees organizing the evacuation.
The Kenya Red Cross Society and the Kenya Coast Guard Service (KCGS) were also said to be on standby for rescue efforts.
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“The private sector is also undertaking other precautionary measures, key among them controlled spillages, to safeguard the structural integrity of the reservoirs,” Omollo noted.
To avoid probable fatalities, the PS announced that all available resources were being mobilized in collaboration with local government administrators (NGAOs).
They were aggressively seeking temporary shelter in public schools, churches, and other approved government buildings.
Omollo also disclosed that public health officials were mobilising humanitarian support mechanisms to provide immediate relief and safe refuge for affected families.
Gov’t Announces Eviction Alert For Residents Around Kiambere Dam
